Sidewise Award for Alternate History
2 appearances
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Edition 23 (2017) Winner
Bryce H. Zabel
ブライス・エイチ・ゼイベル
Buraisu H. Zeiberu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-05-17
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hillsboro, Oregon → Eugene, Oregon → Los Angeles, California
Career
- Occupations
- Television producer, director, writer, actor
- Active Years
- 1976-2024
- Affiliations
- Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Directors Guild of America
- Memberships
- Directors Guild of America
- Nominations
- WGA nomination (L.A. Law "Justice Swerved"), WGA nomination (Dark Skies "The Awakening"), Edgar Award nomination (L.A. Law "Justice Swerved")
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro High School | — | High School | — | — | United States |
| University of Oregon | — | Broadcast Journalism | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| University of Southern California | — | Producing | — | 2006-2007 | United States |
Hillsboro High School
High School
Country:
United States
University of Oregon
Broadcast Journalism
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United States
Major in Broadcast Journalism
University of Southern California
Producing
Period:
2006-2007
Country:
United States
Adjunct professor, taught graduate-level Producing class
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Writers Guild of America award | Pandemic | Original Long Form | Writers Guild of America | win |
| 2014 | Sidewise Award | Surrounded by Enemies: What If Kennedy Survived Dallas? | — | — | win (shared) |
| 2018 | Sidewise Award | Once There Was a Way | — | — | win |
Writers Guild of America award
2008
Work:
Pandemic
Category:
Original Long Form
Organization:
Writers Guild of America
Result:
win
Sidewise Award
2014
Work:
Surrounded by Enemies: What If Kennedy Survived Dallas?
Result:
win (shared)
Sidewise Award
2018
Work:
Once There Was a Way
Result:
win
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Surrounded by Enemies: What If Kennedy Survived Dallas?
2013 Alternate historyA novel imagining what if Kennedy survived Dallas assassination.
alternate historypoliticsconspiracy
Once There Was a Way
2017 Alternate historyStory of what if The Beatles never broke up.
alternate historymusicThe Beatles
A.D. After Disclosure
2012 Non-fictionBook examining the world after disclosure of extraterrestrial presence.
UFOextraterrestrialsdisclosure
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sci-fi infused screenwritingImaginative alternate history
- Recurring Motifs
- conspiracysci-fihistorical what-ifs
Legacy
Influential TV writer/producer, chaired Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, two-time Sidewise Award winner.
Quotes
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In 2001, the Emmys were scheduled for September 16th. So we cancelled them... We tried again on November 4 and actually did the show.
Source: Media Orchard interview (2006)
Trivia
- First writer/producer elected chairman of Academy since Rod Serling.
- Married to co-writer Jackie Zabel.
- Has three children.